Influence of general and crystallized intelligence on vocabulary test performance

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-84

  Ullstadius, Eva ^a   Gustafsson, Jan Eric ^a   Carlstedt, Berit ^a  

^a Box 300 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Item analysis; Multidimensionality; Verbal ability; Vocabulary test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036002346     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.18.1.78     Document Type: Article

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